James Colbert said
If you can find an ATI 9600XL, it will handle glass fine. Maybe on ebay.
Make sure your other specs are up to snuff (RAM, CPU, etc.). Also, 300w
PSU is somewhat dated, especially with today's devices. Why not spring
for a quality 450-500w PSU (Antec, PowerPC)?
I am not very up on the video card numbers but I thought that the 9600 was
old' ish (in the gpx card world) and so will not have the HDCP (DRM) that
Vista needs to work ???
As for PSU's IMO its the most understated part of the computer, not
something to skimp on, at all, and most no name brands I have seen under
load cant meet half of their advertised rating, and if they do it will be
for a milli second. Judging by the hardware needs of Vista I dont expect
that there are many 300 watt PSU's that will happly run a Vista box all
day, unless it runs the very bare minimum needed to run, on board
everything + 1 Hdd and optical.
I have always found Seasonic very good for the money with top quality
build and power use.
L.